Goodbye, Jordan Marsh

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

October 17, 1991

THANK YOU for assigning the Jordan Marsh story in the Style section to fashion writer Jean Patteson. What could have been routine coverage of the store's closing became a beautiful tribute to an Orlando landmark and its devoted customers.

Patteson has long been a favorite of mine, yet it seems we have seen too little of her excellent reporting skills in recent months. She always did an outstanding job with her contributions to your Travel section, but I believe she really shines when handling human-interest pieces. Please, let's have more of her writing in this vein.